Monday, January 5, 2026

6 Simple Chicken Marinade Recipes

 

6 Simple Chicken Marinade Recipes

Are you ready for the best chicken marinades? They make your weeknight dinner wow-worthy. Bonus - they're great for meal prep as well! Watch the video below to see how I make these chicken marinade recipes in my kitchen!
Prep Time10minutes 
Cook Time20minutes 
Marinating Time2hours 
Total Time2hours  30minutes 
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Chicken Marinades, chicken recipes
 
Servings: 3 servings
 
Author: Lisa Bryan

Equipment

  • Stasher Sandwich Bag My favorite reusable bags for chicken marinades.
  • Sharpie Chalk Marker These are my go-to pens for labeling bags, jars, etc...

Ingredients

  • 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast (2 to 3 breasts)

Greek Lemon Chicken Marinade

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 lemon juiced (about 3 tablespoons juice)
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Cilantro Lime Chicken Marinade

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup cilantro leaves chopped
  • 2 limes zested and juiced (about ¼ cup juice)
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Honey Mustard Chicken Marinade

  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Teriyaki Chicken Marinade

  • ¼ cup tamari soy sauce (or coconut aminos)
  • 1 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 green onion thinly sliced
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger (about ½-inch piece)
  • 2 garlic cloves minced

Fajita Chicken Marinade

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 lime zested and juiced (about 2 tablespoons juice)
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Italian Chicken Marinade

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

  • Make the marinade. Choose a chicken marinade flavor and place all the ingredients (minus the chicken breast) into a medium bowl and whisk to combine.
  • Marinate the chicken. Place the chicken breasts into a glass container or sealable bag. Pour the marinade on top of the chicken, then seal the bag or cover the bowl with a lid or plastic wrap. Let the chicken marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes or up to 8 hours. *See notes above for cooking and serving ideas.

Notes

  • The nutritional information is for the Greek Lemon marinade
  • Each of these chicken breast marinade recipes is enough marinade for 1 to 1.5 lbs. of boneless skinless chicken breast.

Nutrition

Calories: 351kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 971mg | Potassium: 644mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 92IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 2mg

Marinade for Chicken

 1/2" Thick chickens breast flatten


5 Must Have Ingredients
1. Water base Liquids
- citrus Juices (Lime Juice)
- Beer
- Vinegar
- Wine

2. Salt (1/2 tablespoon Salt / 1lb meat)
3. Oil
4. Sugar
5. Flavorings
- Garlic 
- smoke paprikria 
- Cumin
- Cayaan 



Marinade for 30 mins to 1 hr 


Pat chicken breast dry 

high heat (searing /grilling)

4 mins 


200 degree oven (160 deg rest for 5 mins

Monday, December 29, 2025

Pancakes

 Pancakes


Bowl 1
2 cups of flour
3 tablespoon sugar
4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
mix together


Bowl 2
2 eggs
1/4 cups vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups of Milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Mix together

Pour Bowl 2 into bowl 1 
Mix altogether.

Let rest for 10 mins

Monday, December 15, 2025

Guyanese Sponge Cake

Ingredients.
3 cups ( 360 grams ) all purpose flour (2 3/4 cups)
1 pound ( 453 grams ) margarine
3 cups (600 grams ) sugar (white)
12 eggs
1 tbsp. ( 14 grams ) baking powder
1 tbsp. ( 13 grams ) essence (Almond flavor)
1/2 grated nutmeg  

Preparation
1. Cream margarine and sugar together in a bowl
2. Eggs add essence mix together in another bowl
3. Pour egg mixture into cream mixture
4. Add flour in small portions 
5. Add baking powder 
5. mix until spoon sticks (stands up)  in mixture means you have enough flour


bake 50 deg f for 40mins +





PlaitBread

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1 packet quick rise yeast 

1/3 cup butter, melted

1.5 cups warm milk 

4tbsp brown sugar 

2tsp vanilla extract 

1/2tsp salt

3.5 cups sifted flour 



in a warm bowl 

add melted butter, warm milk and yeast, valilla extract and brown sugar, 


sifted flour and salt 

30 mins



If using traditional yeast, proof it first with ½ cup warm water and 1 tbsp sugar for 10 minutes until foamy. Reduce the warm milk to 1 cup so the total liquid stays the same and the dough doesn’t become too wet.





Monday, November 3, 2025

Achari Chicken

  Neelam Bajwahttps://www.facebook.com/reel/1152296026725305

Ingredients : 750 gms of Chicken 8-10 dried Red Chillies 3 Chopped Onions 3 Tsp of Pickle Spice Mixture ( Fennel seeds, Nigella seeds, Fenugreek seeds, Mustard seeds & Cumin seeds) 2 Tbsp Ginger Garlic paste 3-4 Tomatoes 2-3 Green Chillies 1 Tsp Turmeric 1 Tsp Chilly Powder 1/2 Cup Yogurt Juice of 2 Lemons Salt to Taste 2 Tsp Pickle (Optional) 2 Tbsp Ghee
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Tangy, spicy aur full-on flavour! 🌶🍗 Achari Chicken — pickle spices ka magic with tender chicken, best enjoyed with garma garam roti or plain ri

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Guacamole Recipe Chipotle

 
Guacamole Recipe Chipotle
2 haas avocados
2 tsp lime juice
2 tbsps cilantro (chopped)
1/4 cup red onion (diced)
1/2 a jalapeño including seeds (diced)1
/4 tsp kosher salt

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Guyanese Plait Bread

              Guyanese Plait Bread




INGREDIENTS:

1 packet quick rise yeast 
1/3 cup butter, melted
1.5 cups warm milk 
4tbsp brown sugar 
2tsp vanilla extract 
1/2tsp salt
3.5 cups sifted flour

NOTES: 
✨ If using traditional yeast, proof it first with ½ cup warm water and 1 tbsp sugar for 10 minutes until foamy. Reduce the warm milk to 1 cup so the total liquid stays the same and the dough doesn’t become too wet.


METHOD

1. ½ cup warm water  (110 Degrees F) and 1 tablespoon sugar for 10 minutes until foamy.
2. In a bowl add wet ingredients melted butter, warm milk, brown sugar & vanilla extract 
3. In another bowl add dry ingredients flour and salt and mix well 
4. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients slowly
5. Allow it to raise for an hour 
6. After 1 hour divide the dough it into 3 equal parts and roll it out into a stick 
7. On a baking tray add parchment paper and form the plait Bread right over middle, left over middle


8. Allow to rise again overnight uncovered in the oven
9. Moisten the top of bread by brushing it with some water 
10 Bake in convention oven at 350 deg F for 25 mins
11. After baking take out of oven and rub some butter unto of it.. 




ENJOY